Washington cancels performances of Russian artists Gergiev and Matsuev in the United States

The Carnegie Theater (Carnegie Hall) in New York Thursday (February 24th) canceled performances by famous conductor Valery Gergiev and renowned pianist Denis Matsuev.

Concert organizers did not explain the reason for the cancellation.

And the Carnegie Theater in New York announced Thursday, February 24, that the famous Russian conductor, Valery Gergiev, will not conduct this week’s Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 3 concerts, to be replaced by Canadian musician, Yannick Nzet Seguin.

This was reported on the website of the theater. Moreover, the site indicated that a concert that was supposed to be presented on February 25 by the well-known Russian pianist, Denis Matsuev, was canceled.

The concert organizers did not explain in any way why Gergiev was replaced by Nesit Seguin. The name of the pianist, who will replace Matsuev with the orchestra on February 25, will be announced later, the press release said.

It is reported that the “La Scala” theater in Milan had asked Gergiev to call for a peaceful solution to the situation throughout Ukraine, otherwise he might remove him from the program of performances with the opera “Queen of Spades”, which will be shown from March 5 to 13. .